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Dead at age 74
2,076 Notable deaths
John Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough
British army officer and peer (1897-1972).
Born September 18th, 1897 in London.
Died March 11th, 1972 at 74 years old in Blenheim Palace.
Walter Winchell
American gossip journalist (1897-1972).
Born April 7th, 1897 in New York City.
Died February 20th, 1972 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer).
Dave Parker
American hall of fame baseball player (1951–2025).
Born June 9th, 1951 in Grenada. [ref]
Died June 28th, 2025 at 74 years old in Cincinnati (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Nate Thurmond
American basketball player (1941–2016).
Born July 25th, 1941 in Akron.
Died July 16th, 2016 at 74 years old in San Francisco (leukemia). [ref]
Josephine Chaplin
American actress (1949–2023).
Born March 28th, 1949 in Santa Monica.
Died July 13th, 2023 at 74 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Nikos Kazantzakis
Greek writer, poet and philosopher (1883-1957).
Born March 2nd, 1883 in Heraklion. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1957 at 74 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau (leukemia). [ref]
Kate O'Mara
British actress (1939–2014).
Born August 10th, 1939 in Leicester.
Died March 30th, 2014 at 74 years old in Sussex (ovarian cancer).
Henry Cabot Lodge
American statesman (1850–1924).
Born May 12th, 1850 in Boston.
Died November 9th, 1924 at 74 years old in Cambridge (stroke).
Jessye Norman
American opera singer (1945–2019).
Born September 15th, 1945 in Augusta.
Died September 30th, 2019 at 74 years old in New York City (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, septic shock). [ref]
Anita Pointer
American singer-songwriter (1948–2022).
Born January 23rd, 1948 in Oakland.
Died December 31st, 2022 at 74 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 2076
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht